Chapter 367 This is called "son pays father's debt"
Manager Lin looked at Xiao Mocheng who had fallen into silence and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Ha ha......"
Your acting skills are still not that good!
Xiao Mocheng heard Manager Lin's laughter and suddenly looked at Manager Lin.
"Are you laughing at me?"
He slowly stood up, looked at the people standing beside him with a frantic look, and shouted sternly: "Tell me, do you want to murder me?"
"Do you want to seize my throne?"
"Come here, drag these traitors out and chop them all off..."
Doctor He, who was carrying a medicine box, was startled by Xiao Mocheng's sudden madness.
He quietly took a few steps back and thought secretly: Oh my god, could the deposed prince really be crazy?
Steward Lin stood up slowly and said in a cold voice, "Abandoned Crown Prince, stop pretending."
"I will never believe that you are crazy."
Xiao Mocheng: "......"
I'm in this state, but this dog slave doesn't even believe it?
It's so difficult to deal with.
Xiao Shunzi was holding a bowl of bird's nest porridge and hiding in the corner, observing the situation here.
When he heard what Manager Lin said, he frowned.
Why is Chief Steward Lin so sure that His Highness is pretending to be crazy?
Could it be that His Highness is really pretending to be crazy...
Xiao Mocheng gathered his emotions for a moment, raised the branch in his hand, and rushed towards Manager Lin with a look of anger.
"I will beat you to death, you traitor."
Manager Lin had been observing Xiao Mocheng and quickly dodged when he pounced on him.
The next moment, Xiao Mocheng fell to the ground, wailing, "Ah... I'm going to die from the fall."
"You traitors, help me up quickly."
"Ouch, it hurts so much!"
Manager Lin stood aside calmly, letting Xiao Mocheng lie on the ground and yell.
See what tricks you can pull off...
Xiao Shunzi looked at Xiao Mocheng who fell to the ground and felt a little anxious.
Regardless of whether His Highness is really crazy or just pretending to be crazy, I have to take care of His Highness now.
Xiao Shunzi came out from the corner and called out in a low voice, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
He put the tray in his hand on the ground and quickly helped Xiao Mocheng up.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Xiao Mocheng hid behind Xiao Shunzi like a frightened rabbit, "Xiao Shunzi, you must protect me!"
"They want to murder me."
Xiao Shunzi cooperated and coaxed softly, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, I will protect you."
Then, Xiao Shunzi shouted at Chief Steward Lin and his men, "What are you doing? You are not allowed to bully the emperor."
Xiao Mocheng pretended to be naive and said, "Yes, you are not allowed to bully me."
Manager Lin looked at the bird's nest porridge on the ground, a smile appearing on the corner of his lips.
He pulled out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and waved it in front of Xiao Mocheng's master and servants. "I have the elixir of immortality here. Do you want to take it?"
Xiao Mocheng: "......"
Immortality?
I think he will fall into a long sleep after eating it!
You dog slave, you actually tried to test me with poison.
How should I respond to his dirty trick?
Xiao Shunzi looked at the porcelain bottle and understood what Manager Lin meant.
He pretended to be horrified and said, "You, you actually want to poison my prince?"
Then, Xiao Shunzi cried and begged, "I beg you, please let my prince go!"
"Woo woo, my prince is already pitiful enough."
Xiao Mocheng looked at Xiao Shunzi's performance and felt secretly happy.
He thought happily: This way, I should be able to fool these dogs!
Little did the master and servant know that Xiao Shunzi's words reminded Manager Lin of the suffering Xiao Chengjin had endured when he was poisoned.
Manager Lin was filled with hatred!
He sneered and demanded sternly, "Let your Highness go?"
"But who will let my master go?"
"Back then, when Xiao Junze poisoned my master, he let him go because he was young."
"He repeatedly attempted to assassinate my master, even when he was unconscious..."
Looking at Manager Lin's expression, Xiao Shunzi knew that his words had brought back memories for Manager Lin.
He stubbornly argued, "Butler Lin, your master's poisoning and assassination have nothing to do with my prince."
"You...don't take your anger out on my prince."
Steward Lin looked at Xiao Shunzi, who was trying to argue, and snorted coldly, "How do you know it has nothing to do with your Highness?"
"It's called 'a son pays his father's debts.'"
When Xiao Shunzi heard this, he really wanted to say: The former emperor is still alive, why should the son pay for his father’s debts?
After thinking it over for a while, he finally held back.
Manager Lin looked at the master and servant coldly, slowly opened the porcelain bottle, and took out a brown pill.
"This medicine won't kill you, it will just make you feel pain all over your body during the midnight hour."
Xiao Mocheng looked at the brown pill, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.
It seems that this dog slave is not going to let me go today.
Never mind, just keep acting crazy.
So, he pushed Xiao Shunzi away, touched his abdomen and shouted, "I'm so hungry, I want to eat."
Seeing this, Xiao Shunzi quickly handed the porcelain bowl on the ground to Xiao Mocheng.
"Your Majesty, this is the bird's nest porridge I made for you. Please try it."
"Bird's nest porridge?" Xiao Mocheng took the porcelain bowl, swallowed his saliva, and then drank it voraciously.
Manager Lin quietly watched Xiao Mocheng act out...
After Xiao Mocheng finished his porridge, he threw the bowl away and said, "The bird's nest porridge is delicious. I want more."
Xiao Shunzi immediately comforted him, "As long as the emperor likes it, I will prepare it."
Manager Lin looked up at the sun and was too lazy to waste time talking to them.
He shouted sharply, "Someone come!"
The two imperial guards who followed in exchanged a glance, stepped forward, and bowed, "Chief Steward Lin, what are your orders?"
"Bring the deposed crown prince to me, the chief steward."
"Yes, Manager Lin."
When the master and servants of Xiao Mocheng saw this situation, they were immediately shocked.
After Xiao Shunzi reacted, he quickly protected Xiao Mocheng behind him.
He said in a trembling voice: "What are you going to do?"
"You are not allowed to harm His Highness."
"Someone come, someone is trying to murder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
Two royal guards walked towards Xiao Mocheng aggressively and pushed Xiao Shunzi aside.
Xiao Mocheng took a few steps back in fear and shouted, "What are you going to do?"
"Let me go."
The two imperial guards ignored Xiao Mocheng's shouts and took him directly to Chief Steward Lin.
Chief Steward Lin looked at Xiao Mocheng, who was terrified, and said bluntly, "Abandoned Crown Prince, stop pretending."
"I'm telling you, it will never be your turn to sit on the throne."
Changing the subject, Chief Steward Lin said sternly, "Pinch the deposed crown prince's mouth open."
Upon hearing this, a Royal Guard took action immediately.
"Woo woo, let me go."
Manager Lin stuffed the brown pill directly into Xiao Mocheng's mouth. "This medicine won't kill you. After three months, the effect will automatically disappear."
Just feel the pain my master went through when he was poisoned!
After the two royal guards let go of Xiao Mocheng, Xiao Mocheng wanted to spit out the poison he had swallowed.
He turned around in panic, holding onto the tree trunk, and began to retch, "Ugh..."
Steward Lin sneered, "Your Highness, don't waste your energy. If you dare to spit out the medicine, I will feed you the rest."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Mocheng stopped spitting out the medicine...
Chief Steward Lin said to Doctor He, who was hiding nearby, "Doctor He, the deposed Crown Prince... can you be sure he's not truly insane?"
Doctor He stepped forward and nodded quickly, "To reply to Chief Steward Lin, the deposed Crown Prince is pretending to be crazy."
The same goes for the deposed crown prince. If you want to pretend to be crazy, then pretend to be more convincing.
Now, one of the pills has been exposed.
Chief Steward Lin sneered at Xiao Mocheng, who was frozen in place, and flicked his sleeves, "Return to the palace!"
A group of people left in a hurry...
After the steward and his men left, Xiao Shunzi crawled to Xiao Mocheng's side.
"Your Highness, don't be afraid. I will go back to the study to get the antidote pills." After saying that, he ran away in panic.
Xiao Mocheng looked at Manager Lin's departing back with resentment on his face, and slowly knelt on the ground.
You are such a coward, don't let yourself fall into my hands...
He looked at the dirty dragon robe on his body and felt a little conflicted.
Are you going to keep pretending to be crazy?
After Manager Lin left the Eastern Palace, he felt refreshed.
The few young eunuchs following behind also followed closely, and while chatting, they spread the news that Xiao Mocheng was pretending to be crazy.
When the pedestrians on the street heard about this, their faces were filled with gossip.
So they gathered together and talked a lot.
"It turns out that the deposed prince was pretending to be crazy."
"I understand. He wants to deceive the new emperor by pretending to be crazy, and then wait for an opportunity to seize the throne."
"Humph! The new emperor has shown great mercy by not throwing him into prison."
"That's right, even in this situation, you're still thinking about the throne..."
Manager Lin listened to the discussions around him and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
He hummed a little tune as he walked towards the palace.
When they were about to reach the gate of the palace, Manager Lin's smile froze on the corners of his lips.
Because, he saw Jiang Qinian approaching with a flattering look on his face...
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